This PR contains the following updates:

| Package | Type | Package file | Manager | Update | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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[com.google.cloud:google-cloud-spanner](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner)
| dependencies | misk/gradle/libs.versions.toml | gradle | minor |
`6.96.1` -> `6.97.0` |

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### Release Notes

<details>
<summary>googleapis/java-spanner
(com.google.cloud:google-cloud-spanner)</summary>

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[`v6.97.0`](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/blob/HEAD/CHANGELOG.md#6970-2025-07-10)

##### Features

- Next release from main branch is 6.97.0
([#&#8203;3984](googleapis/java-spanner#3984))
([5651f61](googleapis/java-spanner@5651f61))

##### Bug Fixes

- Drop max message size
([#&#8203;3987](googleapis/java-spanner#3987))
([3eee899](googleapis/java-spanner@3eee899))
- Return non-empty metadata for DataBoost queries
([#&#8203;3936](googleapis/java-spanner#3936))
([79c0684](googleapis/java-spanner@79c0684))

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gradle/libs.versions.toml

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ gcpDatastore = { module = "com.google.cloud:google-cloud-datastore", version = "
 gcpKms = { module = "com.google.apis:google-api-services-cloudkms", version = "v1-rev20250523-2.0.0" }
 gcpLogback = { module = "com.google.cloud:google-cloud-logging-logback", version = "0.130.11-alpha" }
 gcpLogging = { module = "com.google.cloud:google-cloud-logging", version = "3.22.6" }
-gcpSpanner = { module = "com.google.cloud:google-cloud-spanner", version = "6.96.1" }
+gcpSpanner = { module = "com.google.cloud:google-cloud-spanner", version = "6.97.0" }
 googleApiClient = { module = "com.google.api-client:google-api-client", version = "2.8.0" }
 googleApiServicesStorage = { module = "com.google.apis:google-api-services-storage", version = "v1-rev20250629-2.0.0" }
 googleAuthLibraryCredentials = { module = "com.google.auth:google-auth-library-credentials", version.ref = "googleAuth" }